Euthanasia And Suicide Summary

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In this article Jeffrey points out how it is hard to not to moved by emotional stories about people with terminal illnesses wanting death. However, there are thirty-four states that invoke criminal charges on people if they help in assisted-suicide. His main focus is on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Stating that judges view euthanasia like abortion. I will use this article to show that judges have no intention of changing the law. Especially supreme court judges. I will introduce some quotes from this article in my claim about wanting more states to allow euthanasia.

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